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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Turbo new cis system
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on: November 24, 2009, 22:16:06
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How about removal of 1st class, tickets are never checked where the turbo's do most of their work, suburban commuter, the extra standard accommodation would be usefully, table just take up space and fold up ones would last 5 minuets, airline arrangement like the HST▸ refurb would give more seating. New flooring - yes Improved heating for 165 - yes Improved locks on windows - yes 166 air con fix or total removal and opening windows fitted Puts tin 'at on awaits flak from the Cotswolds  |
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Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Network Rail staff injured in incident at Kennington
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on: November 20, 2009, 17:22:11
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There is a lot of process interviews and research behind RAIB▸ reports also they may have had to wait for the final Coroners Report, any Police investigations and reports etc.
RAIB is independent of the Her Majesty's Inspector of Railways (HMIR) who used to be part of the HSE▸ but are now part of the ORR» . The RAIB like the other Accident Investigation Branches (Air the oldest and Maritime) can only divulge details of witness if instructed to do so by a Court in the near 100 years of the AAIB▸ they have never divulged such information.
The HMIR can prosecute like the HSE the RAIB can not prosecute but witness are compelled by law to give evidence to them
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Some FGW Trains may be more crowded than normal until further notice...
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on: November 17, 2009, 18:10:25
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Which River is invoved? Is it the Colne? The Thames Bridges are at Richmond, Staines and Datchet.
I've heard it suggested it might be a landslide whether it's associted with abridge i didn't hear..
Not sure exactly which stream or river but I have been told it is a culvert that sunk on Saturday, divers have been down to assess the damage rumors flying around are from "will be fixed this weekend" to "will take 3 weeks" Nothing has been posted on the intra net as yet which surprises me |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Wanted New Direct Train to Windsor
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on: November 13, 2009, 22:18:52
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Slough also had two sidings at the eastern end of the station between platforms 3 and 4 Those sidings went when Southall Depot closed in the early m mid 80's Slough was also a Train Crew booking on point (located on plat 5) DMU▸ 's were stabled in those sidings. You are right stations change quite a bite like the Depot at slough now the station car park |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Wanted New Direct Train to Windsor
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on: November 13, 2009, 21:24:57
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A fanciful idea if ever I heard one. Whoever thinks that is feasible should really have been around in the late 19th Century when ideas like that actually stood a chance of being built before houses got in the way of everything!
By all means electrify the route and use one of these 4-car Class 319's that are hopefully heading our way, even consider running a couple of through trains a day to the capital as there have been in the past, but a west end spur is frankly laughable.
How can you run through trains to London? Doesnt the track kind of end at the buffers? Yes there are stop blocks at the end of platform 1 but the branch is conected to the Down Main just west of Slough station |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Wanted New Direct Train to Windsor
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on: November 13, 2009, 20:14:11
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Ah ok.
My mistake!
But isn't it reasonably easy to change at Slough - it was when I used to travel Windsor - Reading!
Ah but the politician's want a direct service they all of a sudden keen on public transport, basically because that's where Government funding is aimed at |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Wanted New Direct Train to Windsor
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on: November 13, 2009, 19:38:05
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Problem with a west curve and services Maidenhead Windsor is it would miss Slough out there by reducing the amount of passengers making it viable, a possible better solution would be to reinstate the bay at the west end of platform 3 / 4 trains could the run relief to Slough reverse and cross both mains the pathing might be easier to achieve, but running relief will not fit in the the Crossrail model. Now a forward thinking service would be a Windsor via Slough to Alysbury via Bourne End  hang on didn't the GWR▸ used to do a Slough Aylsbury service 70 years ago Did I sleep walk for five months.......bay at west end (Reading end) of 3/4? There is a bay on the Windsor bit and a bay that never seems to be used but a bay on 3/4? Unless you are saying new platforms and bay needs building - in which case what happened to the old one? Unless there is a bay there and I just didn't notice! If you look at the Reading end of 3/4 at the roof you will see the same construction as the bays at Reading, I am quite sure that at some stage in its life Slough had a bay at 3/4 like it used to have a through line through the relief line platforms |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Wanted New Direct Train to Windsor
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on: November 13, 2009, 18:10:32
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Problem with a west curve and services Maidenhead Windsor is it would miss Slough out there by reducing the amount of passangers making it viable, a possible better solution would be to reinstate the bay at the west end of platform 3 / 4 trains could the run relief to Slough reverse and cross both mains the pathing might be easier to achieve, but running relief will not fit in the the Crossrail model. Now a forward thinking service would be a Windsor via Slough to Alysbury via Bourne End hang on didn't the GWR▸ used to do a Slough Aylsbury service 70 years ago |
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All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Trains 'too costly' for rail firm
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on: November 13, 2009, 16:57:22
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When BR▸ brought new stock it was depreciated in their accounts over a fixed period of time (typically 20 or 30 years). BR were not allowed depreciation by the DoT they BR had to fund the full cost of new stock, but having said that BR did have spare stock, the current franchise system does actively encourage the only just enough stock after all the share holders will only fund to the point where they get the maximum return |
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